Necktie holder and presser.



J. L. lVlcPHERSON.

NECKTIE HOLDER AND PRESSER.

APPLICATION FILED Aua.I. 1917.

Lm., Mmmm .m1-5,1918.

A, ming INVENTOR JMZJJW iiD/.962150,15

WITNESSES ATTOFKN EY llllllllED @TATE PATENT JAMES L.. MCPHERSON, OFPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

NECKTIE HOLDER AND PRESSER.

application med August 1, 191.7,

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES L. MCPHER- son, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNecktie Holders and Pressers, of which the following is a specification.

'l his invention relates to anecktie holder and pressing device and theobject thereof is to provide a simply constructed and elfi cient deviceof this character in which a plurality of ties may be held and pressedand from which one or more ties may be removed without interfering withthe others contained therein.

Another object is to provide a holder of this character composed of twoclamping plates which are adjustable relatively to each other to providefor a variable number of ties being held and pressed between them` Withthe foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of 'the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

.lln the accompanying drawings:

Figure l represents a front elevation of this improved device in closedposition,

li'ig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line @Jn-2 of Fig. l,

lllig. 3 is a view in elevation with the plates shown open and partsbroken away, an(

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view with the tie holding slotted membershown in downturned position.

lin the embodiment illustrated, the tie holder constituting thisinvention comprises two clamping plates l and 2 hingedly connected atone edge as shown at 3 and which are preferably shaped to conform to theends of the ties to be held and pressed thereby. Yl`hese plates l and 2may be co1n posed of any suitable material and decorated on their outerfaces in any suitable or desired manner. The inner faces of these platesare lined with felt, cloth or other suitable fabrie which will preventinjury to ties clamped between them.

Specication of Letters .Patent.

lllaitented elaine, l5, Mtl@ Serial No. 183,958.

Connected with the upper edge of plate 2 and hinged thereto as shown atll is a transversely slotted plate 5 thereby forming a plurality ofcross strips G spaced apart'l a sufficient distance to permit theinsertion between them of the folded portion of the tie to be pressed aswill be hereinafter more fully described. This slotted plate 5 is provided at its hinged end on opposite sldes with projections or lugs 7which are designed to engage plate 2 for limiting the downward swingingmovement of said plate 5.

Apertured ears 8 project laterally from the opposite side edges of plate2 at its upper end and are designed as attaching means for connectingthe device to a wall or other suitable support. T he free side edges ofplates l and Q are provided, one with a spring tongue 9 and the otherwith a slotted latch member l through which the spring tongue 9 isdesigned to project and to engage. By providing a. plurality of theseslots in this member l0 the device is designed to accommodate a variablenumber of ties and to so clamp them that they will be pressed and thecreases made therein by wearing removed.

ln the use of this device, the small ends of the ties to be held andpressed thereby are rst drawn through the slots formed between the crossbars (i of plate and then folded intermediately of their ends and saidsmall ends passed over the cross-bars and down through an adjacent slot,it being understood that one tie is passed through each slot and thefree ends of the ties lie between the plates 1 and 2 which latter aremade sufliciently large to entirely encompass said ends. After the tiesare so positioned, the plates l and 2 are folded together and secured bymeans of the spring tongue 9 being passed through one of the slots inthe latch member 10. By clamping these two plates tightly together itwill be obvious that the ties between them will be pressed and allwrinkles removed so that when it is desired to use a tie, the plates maybe opened by disengaging the members 9 and 10 and removing one of theties without in any way interfering with those remaining.

lt is to be understood that when the ties have been inserted and are inoperative posi tion within the holder, the plate 5 will drop down into aplane at right angles te platee lll@ slots are used. It however, theseslots are made far enough apart, two ties might bc inserted in one ofthem and the means for securing the plates 1n clamped position, be-

ing adjustable, will permit quite a number to be held between them.

I claim l. A tie holder of the class described comprising a pair ofclamping members, means :tor connecting said members in closed position,and a hinged tie receiving member carried by one end of said members,and opening in a direction at right angles to that in which said membersopen.

2. A tie holder of the class described comprising a pair ot' clampingmembers, means for connecting said members in closed position, and ahinged tie receiving member carried by one end of said members, saidmember being provided with a plurality of transversely extending slotsthrough which Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,by addressing the Washington, ID. C.

the folded intermediateportion of the ties are designed to pass.

ln a device oi the class described, a

pair of plates hingedly connected at one edge, means for adjustablyconnecting their opposed edges, a hinged plate carried by the upper edgeof one of said plates, said hinged plate being provided with a pluralityot' transversely extending slots, and means for limiting the downwardmovement of said plate. l. A device of the lclass described comprising apair ofclamping plates tapering toward one end and hingedly connected atone edge, means for /adjustably connecting their free edges, a platehinged to the smaller end of one of said clamping plates and havinglaterally extending stop lugs for limiting its downward swingingmovement, said hinged plate being provided with a plurality oflongitudinally spaced transversely extending slots.

In testimony whereof aiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES L. MGPHERSON. Witnesses: Y

JOHN E. BUSCH, FRANCES HARTMAN.

Gommissoner of Patents.

